After dismantling the 13-14 National Age Group Record in the 100 fly during day 3 prelims at the 2016 U.S. Winter Junior Championships (West), Regan Smith cranked it up a notch in the final to lower the record to a blazing 51.73.

Canadian Olympians Alec Page and Savannah King highlighted the first evening of competition at the Canada West University Championships in Victoria, BC. coming away with wins in the distance freestyle events.

King of the UBC Thunderbirds kicked off the meet with a win in the 800 freestyle posting a time of 8:26.98, nearly 16 seconds ahead of the competition with Lindsay Delmar of the University of Calgary Dinos finishing second in a time of 8:42.68.

Page who represents the University of Victoria Vikes won the 1500 freestyle in a time of 15:04.48 followed by UVic teammate Eric Hedlin who finished with a time of 15:14.31.

After the first night of competition the University of Calgary leads the way with a point total of 193 thanks to the help of wins by Russell Wood in the 50 backstroke (24.84), Tianna Rissling in the 50 breaststroke (31.11), Jason Block in the 50 breaststroke (27.92) and their 800 freestyle relay team (7:19.42).

The Dinos are followed closely by the University of Victoria (172) and the University of British Columbia (170.5).